Web surfers 'choose Google'

22nd May 2008

Google topped the list of online properties last month, new figures indicate.

The latest Media Metrix from comScore show that the company made it to the top of the list for the first time in April, followed by Yahoo! and Microsoft.

Other revelations in the Media Metrix included a four per cent growth in video streaming activity during the month, attributed to the continuing effects of the end of the writers' strike.

"The return of the network television programmes after the writers strike sent fans to a variety of sites to get information on their favourite shows, catch up on episodes they may have missed, get refreshed on plotlines and to stream new episodes," said Jack Flanagan, executive vice-president of comScore Media Metrix.

Some 93.2 users watched TV on the internet last month, with Yahoo! leading the sector, the report revealed.

The search company's video streaming services drew 15.6 million users over the course of the month.

A new feature on Google Maps allows users to search for homes in specific neighbourhoods, the Times reported this week.